OCF Ministry Grows - New Resources Abound

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 19,  2005   
Orthodox Christian Fellowship
P.O. Box  300249
Boston, MA 02130
1-800-919-1623
www.ocf.net
 
OCF Ministry Grows - New Resources  Abound
 
Boston, MA - As the new school year approaches,  Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is positioned to meet the continuing demand  to keep Orthodox young people connected to the Church. The OCF ministry is  looking toward the future, by adding more hands-on the ministry and providing  new resources to aid our students on campus.
 
OCF is pleased to announce the joining of Ms.  Veronica Stavila to the OCF Team. Veronica enthusiastically joined our full-time  ministry staff to more effectively execute and grow our National Programs and to  become a beacon of contact for our over 200 local OCFs. Veronica has achieved a  Masters in British Studies and a Masters of Theology. Veronica has an undeniable  zeal for the Church, as demonstrated by her involvement in ministry  organizations aboard, including planning conferences and participation in  Syndesmos.
 
OCF has also developed two new resources to meet  the demands of the ministry: a ground-breaking resource named, The Connect Kit  and talk.ocf.net, an online discussion forum. The Connect Kit is a collection of  essential resources to provide our college students with tools necessary to keep  them connected to the church during their time on campus. The Kit includes a  diptych icon, the New Testament, The Orthodox Way, a prayer book, OCF water  bottle, OCF Program information and more. Whether a student is heading to the  campus for the first time or returning, The Connect Kit can be a welcome  reminder from their parish or home that someone is thinking of them. They can be  ordered individually or in volume at the OCF website, www.ocf.net.
 
Talk.ocf.net provides a venue for OCF’s many  audiences (parents, students, clergy and supporters) to meet and share ideas,  pose questions and get answers, in a moderated online discussion board format.  Staff and moderators monitor the forum to provide responses. All are encouraged  to log-on today and reach out at http://talk.ocf.net.
 
In sharing his excitement for the expanding team  and new resources, Fr. Timothy Sas, Executive Director, noted, “These are great  steps forward for the OCF ministry. Continuing to meet the demands of this  ministry is vital; Veronica is highly qualified and brings a welcomed thirst to  serve our young people. The new resources, especially The Connect Kit, are some  of the most important resources available to our young people. May God continue  to bless the ministry of OCF.”
 
Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) is the official  campus ministry effort of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops  in the Americas (SCOBA). It is a Pan-Orthodox effort, overseen by an Executive  Committee and aided by a fifteen person Student Advisory Board. The office is  located in Boston, MA, where a full time staff develops OCF programs and  resources.